August 22
Immaculate Heart of Mary
There is no mention of the octave of the Assumption
in the Mass of the Immaculate Heart.
Introit: Hebrews iv: 16
Let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. [Ps. xliv] My heart has uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. Glory be. Let us draw near.
Collect:
Almighty and eternal God, Who didst prepare in the Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary a worthy dwelling place for the Holy Ghost; mercifully grant that we who devoutly celebrate the feast of that Immaculate Heart may be able to live according to Thine Heart. Through our Lord.
In private Masses - in commemoration of
Ss. Timothy, Hippolytus, and Symphorian
Collect:
O Lord, we beseech Thee, graciously lend us Thine assistance, and through the intercession of Thy blessed martyrs Timothy, Hippolytus, and Symphorian, extend over us the right hand of Thy mercy. Through our Lord.
Epistle: Ecclesiastes: xxiv
A reading from the wisdom books:
As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odor, and my flowers are the
fruit of honor and riches. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of
holy hope. In me is all the grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope
of life and virtue. Come over to me, all you who desire me, and be filled with
my fruits. For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey
and the honeycomb. My memory is unto everlasting generations. They who eat me
shall yet hunger; and they who drink me shall yet thirst. He who harkens to me
shall not be confounded; and they who work by me shall not sin. They who explain
me shall have life everlasting.
Gradual Ps. xii: 6
My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation: I will sing to the Lord who gives me
good things; yea I will sing to the name of the Lord the most high. [Ps.
xliv: 18] They shall remember Thy name throughout all generations. Therefore
shall people praise thee forever: yea, forever and ever.
Alleluia, alleluia! [Lk. i: 46-47] My soul magnifies the Lord. And my
spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Alleluia!
After Septuagesima: Tract:
Now, therefore, children, hear me: blessed are they who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not. v. Blessed is the man who hears me, and who watches daily at my gates, and waits at the posts of my doors. v. He who shall find me shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord.
During Paschaltide: Alleluia Verse:
Alleluia, alleluia! [Lk. i: 46-47] My soul magnifies the Lord. And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Alleluia! v. All generations shall call me blessed, because God has regarded the lowliness of His humble handmaid. Alleluia!
Gospel: John xix: 25-27
+ The beginning of the Holy Gospel according to John.
At that time, there stood by the cross of Jesus, His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Salome, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen His mother, and the disciple standing, whom He loved, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold thy Son." After that He said to disciple, "Behold thy mother." And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.
Credo.
Offertory: Lk. i: 46, 49:
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior; because He Who is mighty has done great things for me; and holy is His name.
Secret
We, who offer the Immaculate Lamb to Thy Majesty, beseech Thee, O Lord, that the divine fire which, in an ineffable manner, inflamed the Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be enkindled in our hearts. Through our Lord.
In private Masses - in commemoration of
Ss. Timothy, Hippolytus, and Symphorian
Secret:
May the sacrifice of a consecrated people be acceptable to Thee, O Lord, for the honor of Thy Saints, through whose merits they know that they have received help in tribulation. Through our Lord.
Preface of the Blessed Virgin in the Festivity.
Communion Hymn: John xix: 27
Jesus said to His mother, "Woman, behold thy son." Then He said to the disciple, "Behold thy mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
Postcommunion
Refreshed by divine gifts, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord, that by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the solemn feast of whose Immaculate Heart we have just venerated, we may be freed from present dangers and obtain the joys of eternal life. Through our Lord.
In private Masses - in commemoration of
Ss. Timothy, Hippolytus, and Symphorian
Postcommunion:
Filled with the abundance of Thy divine gifts, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our God, that, by the intercession of Thy holy martyrs, Timothy, Hippolytus, and Symphorian, we may live forever through the participation therein. Through our Lord.
If today is a Saturday, the vigil of Saint Bartholomew is anticipated by means of a commemoration.
